As Ebola patient in Texas fights for his life, his family copes with stigma and isolation  —  Thomas Duncan is fighting for his life as his friends say they are isolated.  —  DALLAS — As a Liberian man diagnosed with Ebola was fighting to survive Sunday in a Texas hospital …

Democrats start to point fingers  —  Democrats are starting to play the blame game as they face the possibility of losing the Senate in November.  —  Tempers are running high a month out from Election Day, with polls showing Democratic candidates trailing in the crucial battleground states …

The Truth About Jeb Bush's Presidential Ambitions  —  Some insiders say he's already running.  Others says he's definitely not.  Here's the reality, distilled from over a dozen discussions with those who know Bush really well.  —  There are currently two factions in American presidential politics …

I Don't Have Student Loans and I Don't Feel Bad for People Who Do  —  You probably could have gotten your degree at a more affordable university closer to home.  You might have even been able to live with your parents, like I did  —  My father is not a Wall Street banker.

Former SC GOP director: Execute anyone who comes into contact with Ebola — 'it's just math'  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  The former general counsel and executive director of the South Carolina Republican Party is coming under fire for the novel solutions to the Ebola epidemic he is posting on Twitter.

PBS science reporter: Fox's Ebola coverage is ‘a level of ignorance we should not allow’  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Miles O'Brien, the science correspondent for PBS Newshour, lamented on Sunday that he was embarrassed at some of the coverage of Ebola on Fox News that had a …

Michael Brown protesters interrupt St. Louis Symphony Orchestra concert  —  • By Steve Giegerich sgiegerich@post-dispatch.com > 314-725-6758  —  Michael Brown protesters interrupted the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra's concert on Saturday night, causing a brief delay in the performance at Powell Symphony Hall.

CDC multitasking hurts Ebola fight: Column  —  Disease control shouldn't extend to playground safety and occupational hazards.  —  “You had one job!” is the punchline on a popular Internet meme involving organizational screw-ups.  Now critics are saying something similar about the Centers …

Is Another Obama Administration Scandal About to Explode?  —  While strong cases can be made for both Benghazi and Fast and Furious, most voters consider Barack Obama's misuse of the IRS to be his administration's worst scandal so far.  But, as we wrote last year, targeting of conservative non-profits …

Hewlett-Packard Plans to Break in Two  —  Split Would Separate PC, Printer Operation From Corporate Hardware and Services Business  —  Hewlett-Packard Co. plans to separate its personal-computer and printer businesses from its corporate hardware and services operations …

The Party and the People  —  When Hong Kong returned to Chinese control, in 1997, after a century and a half under British rule, the Communist Party rejoiced at recovering the jewel of the Crown Colonies, a tiny archipelago of two hundred and thirty-six islands and rocks …

Obama hasn't come up with one original idea yet  —  Just before Labor Day, controversy erupted over President Obama's garb at a presidential press conference — should he or should he not have worn a light tan summer suit when talking about ISIS?  That was beside the point.

Kansas Surprise: Orman Leads Roberts by 10 in NBC/Marist Poll - NBC News  —  Independent candidate Greg Orman is leading incumbent Republican Sen. Pat Roberts in Kansas by 10 points, while Democrats have a slim lead in North Carolina'...